Exodus 20:22 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye--ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you;

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:20 And Moses saith unto the people, `Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces--that ye sin not.'

Exodus 20:21 And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God <FI>is<Fi> .

Exodus 20:22 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye--ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you;

Exodus 20:23 ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.

Exodus 20:24 `An altar of earth thou dost make for Me, and thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy flock and thy herd; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "saith", "moses", "thus", "dost", "thou", "sons", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And the people stand afar off and..." into verse 23's "ye do not make with Me gods...", so "jehovah" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.